Microsail

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Microsail
Development
Designer Gary Mull
Location United States
Year1980
Builder(s) Jeanneau, C.N. Loire, Construction Navale Franck Roy, et al
Role Micro Class racing sailboat
NameMicrosail
Crewtwo
Boat
Crewtwo
Boat weight 1,323 lb (600 kg)
Draft 3.61 ft (1.10 m) maximum
Hull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 18.04 ft (5.50 m)
LWL 16.40 ft (5.00 m)
Beam 8.04 ft (2.45 m)
Hull appendages
Generaltransom-mounted rudder
Keel/board typelifting fin keel
Ballast507 lb (230 kg)
Rig
General Fractional rigged sloop
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The Microsail is a trailerable sailboat, that was designed by American Gary Mull as a Micro Class racer and first built in 1980. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Production

The boat was originally built by Jeanneau in France for French Micro Cup racing. It was later built by a number of companies, including C.N. Loire up until 2000. After 2000 it was only available as a kit for amateur construction until Construction Navale Franck Roy commenced building the design again in 2007. [1] [5]

Design

The Microsail is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an transom-hung rudder and a lifting fin keel. It displaces 1,323 lb (600 kg) and carries 507 lb (230 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] [5]

The boat has a draft of 3.61 ft (1.10 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.66 ft (0.20 m) with the keel retracted. [1] [5]

The boat has a hull speed of 5.43 kn (10.06 km/h). [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Browning, Randy (2016). "Microsail (Mull) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Microsail". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Microsail (Mull)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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